| Document ID (ISN) | 61925 |
| CIS number |
94-589 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0096-1736 - Journal of Occupational Medicine |
| Year |
1993 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Messing K., Saurel-Cubizolles M.J., Bourgine M., Kaminski M. |
| Title |
Factors associated with dysmenorrhea among workers in French poultry slaughterhouses and canneries |
| Bibliographic information |
May 1993, Vol.35, No.5, p.493-500. 38 ref. |
| Abstract |
The food and agriculture industry employs 15% of the female industrial workforce in France. Workers in this industry are exposed to a variety of environmental and organizational constraints: cold temperatures, uncomfortable postures, assembly-line work, irregular schedules. In 1987 to 1988, a medical examination and questionnaire were administered to 726 menstruating women who had not been pregnant during the two previous years, as part of a study of French workers in 17 poultry slaughterhouses and six canning factories. Dysmenorrhoea during the previous year was more prevalent among younger women and smokers, and less prevalent among users of oral contraceptives. After adjustment for non-occupational variables, dysmenorrhoea was significantly related to several parameters expressing cold exposure and physical workload. Other parameters such as job satisfaction and hours of domestic work were not associated with dysmenorrhoea. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
slaughtering; menstrual disorders; women; cold workplaces; meat industry; canning industry; food industry |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
France; assembly-line work; cross-sectional study; questionnaire survey; work posture |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Canada; France |
| Subject(s) |
Food, beverage and tobacco industries
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Food industry
Heat and cold
Diseases of the reproductive system
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